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Poznań Marathon
The Poznań Marathon ( pl, Poznań Maraton imienia Macieja Frankiewicza) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Poznań, Poland, since 2000. It was categorized as a Bronze Label Road Race by the International Association of Athletics Federations and is a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. The marathon is one of five in the Crown of Polish Marathons program, along with the Dębno Marathon, Kraków, Warsaw, and Wrocław Marathon. History The inaugural race was held on as the "Hansaplast Poznań Marathon". A total of 763 people finished the race, which was won by Polish runners Andrzej Krzyścin and Dorota Gruca, with finish times of 2:17:23 and 2:37:22, respectively. In 2012, the winner of the men's race Edwin Kosgei Yator of Kenya (who won the race with the time 2:16:16) failed anti-doping tests and as a consequence was stripped of the title. The winner of the 2012 edition of Poznań Marathon was another Kenyan, Edwin Kirui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacemaker (running)
A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, is a runner who leads a middle- or long-distance running event for the first section to ensure a fast time and avoid excessive tactical racing. Pacemakers are frequently employed by race organisers for world record attempts with specific instructions for lap times. Some athletes have essentially become professional pacemakers. A competitor who chooses the tactic of leading in order to win is called a front-runner rather than a pacemaker. Pacemakers may be used to avoid the tactics of deception that are possible in competition by those who, for example, race away from the start line (and are likely to subsequently slow down), giving the other runners the impression that they are far behind. A trusted team of pacemakers who are paid to keep the runners at a speed that they can manage for the rest of the race become useful in such a situation. Pacemakers are also used on world record attempts in order to make sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Białk
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalya Kravets-Kulesh
Natalya (russian: Наталья) is the Russian form of the female given name Natalia. The name Natasha (russian: link=no, Наташа), being originally a diminutive form of Natalya, became an independent name outside the Russian-speaking states since the late 1800s. People with the given name Natalya * Natalya Akhrimenko (born 1955), Russian shot putter * Natalya Donchenko (1932–2022), Soviet speed skater * Natalya Estemirova (1958–2009), Russian human rights activist * Natalya German (born 1963), Soviet sprint athlete * Natalya Gorbanevskaya (1936–2013), Russian poet, translator and civil rights activist *Natalya Marchenkova (born 1948), Ukrainian animator and animation director. * Natalya Kushch-Mazuryk, née Kushch (born 1983), Ukrainian pole vaulter * Natalya Melik Melikyan (1906–1989), Armenian scientist * Natalya Meshcheryakova (born 1972), Russian freestyle swimmer * Natalya Neidhart (born 1982), Canadian professional wrestler * Natalya Pasichnyk (born 1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leszek Bebło
Leszek Bebło (born 8 July 1966 in Sokolniki near Tarnobrzeg) is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... He set his personal best (2:09:42) in the classic distance in 1995. Achievements References * 1966 births Living people Polish male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Poland Paris Marathon male winners People from Tarnobrzeg Sportspeople from Podkarpackie Voivodeship {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arleta Meloch
Arleta Meloch (born 17 August 1979) is a Paralympian athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T20 T20 may refer to: Aircraft * AeroVironment T-20, a French UAV * Slingsby T.20, a British glider Automobiles * Chana Shenqi T20, a kei truck * Cooper T20, a racing car * Jinbei Haixing T20, a pickup truck * Suzuki T20, a motorcycle * Toyota C ... middle distance events. She is a two times Paralympic silver medalist and in 2011 at Christchurch she became the World Champion in the 1500m. Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meloch, Arleta Paralympic athletes of Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Poland Living people Polish female middle-distance runners Polish female long-distance runners World record holders in Paralympic athletics 1979 births People from Grudziądz Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mykhaylo Iveruk
Mykhailo or Mykhaylo ( uk, Михайло) is a Ukrainian given name, equivalent to English Michael. Notable people with the name include: *Mykhaylo Berkos (1861–1919), Russian and Ukraine artist of Greek origin *Mykhailo Bolotskykh (born 1960), Ukrainian statesman and military serviceman, Colonel General (Civil Defense Service) *Mykhailo Brodskyy (born 1959), Ukrainian politician, leader of the Party of Free Democrats and businessman *Mykhaylo Chemberzhi, Ukrainian composer, teacher, scientist and statesman * Mykhaylo Chornyi (born 1933), Ukrainian Realist, Neo-Primitivist painter and graphic artist * Mykhaylo Denysov (born 1985), Ukrainian football player * Mykhailo Drahomanov (1841–1895), Ukrainian political theorist, economist, historian, philosopher, ethnographer and public figure in Kyiv *Mykhailo Dunets (born 1950), coach of Soviet Union and Ukraine *Mykhaylo Dyachuk-Stavytskyi (born 1989), professional Ukrainian football midfielder *Mykhaylo Fomenko (born 1948), current h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Kuta
Krystyna is a Polish variant of name Christine or Christina. It may refer to: People with the name *Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz (born 1936), Polish naval engineer and sailor *Krystyna Janda (born 1952), Polish actress *Krystyna Kuperberg (born 1944), Polish-American mathematician *Krystyna Liberda (born 1968), Polish biathlete *Krystyna Nadolna (born 1949), Polish Olympic athlete *Krystyna Nowakowska (1935–2019), Polish Olympic athlete *Krystyna Radziwiłł (1560-1580), Polish noblewoman * Krystyna Skarbek (1915-1952), Polish-born British agent in World War II * Halszka Wasilewska; Polish partisan who used the nom-de-guerre "Krystyna" in WWI Places *Krystyna, Masovian Voivodeship Krystyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Garwolin, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Garwolin and south-east of Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), o ... (east-central Poland) Polish feminine given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Krzyścin
Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and martyr * Andrzej Chyra (born 1964), Polish actor * Andrzej Czarniak (1931–1985), Polish alpine skier * Andrzej Duda (born 1972), Polish 6th president * Andrzej Jajszczyk, Polish scientist * Andrzej Kmicic, fictional protagonist of Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel ''The Deluge'' * Andrzej Kokowski (born 1953), Polish archaeologist * Andrzej Krauze (born 1947), Polish-British cartoonist and illustrator * Andrzej Leder (born 1960), Polish philosopher and psychotherapist * Andrzej Mazurczak (born 1993), Polish basketball player * Andrzej Mleczko (born 1949), Polish illustrator * Andrzej Nowacki (born 1953), Polish artist * Andrzej Paczkowski (born 1938), Polish historian * Sir Andrzej Panufnik (1914–1991), Polish composer * Andrzej Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Kibor
Joseph Kibor (born 22 December 1972) is a Kenyan runner. At the 1997 World Cross Country Championships he finished seventh in the long race, earning a place on the Kenyan team that won the team competition. Achievements References External links * * 1972 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Kenyan male cross country runners Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya 20th-century Kenyan people 21st-century Kenyan people {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniela Nikiel
Aniela Katarzyna Nikiel-Głogosz (born 1 November 1965) is a Polish long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1965 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Polish female long-distance runners Polish female marathon runners Olympic athletes for Poland Sportspeople from Bielsko-Biała {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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